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Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii
Does anyone have tips on how get Dockrillia wassellii to bloom? I'm growing
mine under lights, and it gets misted heavily twice a day and has a fan set to low on the other side of the kitchen (5' away) blowing obliquely onto the growing shelf. I get tons of root growth, nice new finger-shaped leaves that are almost as large as the leaves it grew while living in a greenhouse, plump leaves - no dessication, light green colored, but no blooms. I've had it this way now for about 18 months. The grower I purchased it from couldn't get any of his to bloom, either, so I realize it might not be the most easy to bloom species, but I figured someone would have a comment or tip. Thanks. -Eric in SF |
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Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii
I have one and it blooms but not as fully as a plant this size should. Its
on a piece of cork (5x5) and has fully covered the mount. I got probably 5 spikes on it last year and maybe 6 the year before. I can only assume it responds to lack of attention. (You know my mothering skills are in the toilet) I *think* this one may need a winter rest. Lord knows I hardly ever fertilize. And I'm loathe to water in the winter for fear of the cold clammy weather setting in rots. The GH gets down to 55 in the winter, so if it needs an (in my case inadvertant) cold dry winter's wrest it certainly gets one in my GH. Other than that I have it hanging at about eye level in the GH so slightly higher than catt light. I'm sorry to answer with only my anectdotal experiences. I'd prefer we get an answer from someone who *knows* something. K Barrett "Eric Hunt" wrote in message news Does anyone have tips on how get Dockrillia wassellii to bloom? I'm growing mine under lights, and it gets misted heavily twice a day and has a fan set to low on the other side of the kitchen (5' away) blowing obliquely onto the growing shelf. I get tons of root growth, nice new finger-shaped leaves that are almost as large as the leaves it grew while living in a greenhouse, plump leaves - no dessication, light green colored, but no blooms. I've had it this way now for about 18 months. The grower I purchased it from couldn't get any of his to bloom, either, so I realize it might not be the most easy to bloom species, but I figured someone would have a comment or tip. Thanks. -Eric in SF |
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Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii
"WNeptune" wrote in message ... Subject: Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii From: "Eric Hunt" Date: Thu, Nov 27, 2003 2:08 AM Message-id: Does anyone have tips on how get Dockrillia wassellii to bloom? I'm growing mine under lights, and it gets misted heavily twice a day and has a fan set to low on the other side of the kitchen (5' away) blowing obliquely onto the growing shelf. I get tons of root growth, nice new finger-shaped leaves that are almost as large as the leaves it grew while living in a greenhouse, plump leaves - no dessication, light green colored, but no blooms. I've had it this way now for about 18 months. The grower I purchased it from couldn't get any of his to bloom, either, so I realize it might not be the most easy to bloom species, but I figured someone would have a comment or tip. Thanks. -Eric in SF As you mention, this Australian species is easy to grow, but unless it has ample sunshine it will not flower. I grow mine in a cool room of the greenhouse, with a min night temp of 46F. It is mounted and watered every day, and fed once a week with a low ration N formula at 100ppmN/gal. I use no shade on my greenhouse, but it is on the north side of my home and receives little or no direct sun during Nov, Dec, and Jan. I am also in New England, notorious for dark, cloudy days in winter. Fall, and winter are the seasons when this plant must have sunshine if it will flower. In years with a lot of dark days, I get few or no flowers; with bright sunny days my plant blooms quite well. Unless you are using supplemental high output lights, I would doubt you will flower this species in a window. Wilford Neptune Winter light, eh? Well, mine certainly gets that. Its hung at eye level but in the least shaded portion of the GH. This isn't one of the dry winter rest dens? Like anosmum or aggragatum? K Barrett |
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Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii
Wilford,
Thanks a lot - you're right, I'm probably going to have to be content to enjoy the species as a succulent instead of an orchid, and give pieces away from time to time as it gets bigger. I have long range plans to put an agro-sun grow light in my north-facing bay window to serve as supplemental lighting, and if I do, I'll move the plant into the window near the grow-light and see what I get. -Eric in SF "WNeptune" wrote in message ... As you mention, this Australian species is easy to grow, but unless it has ample sunshine it will not flower. I grow mine in a cool room of the greenhouse, with a min night temp of 46F. It is mounted and watered every day, and fed once a week with a low ration N formula at 100ppmN/gal. I use no shade on my greenhouse, but it is on the north side of my home and receives little or no direct sun during Nov, Dec, and Jan. I am also in New England, notorious for dark, cloudy days in winter. Fall, and winter are the seasons when this plant must have sunshine if it will flower. In years with a lot of dark days, I get few or no flowers; with bright sunny days my plant blooms quite well. Unless you are using supplemental high output lights, I would doubt you will flower this species in a window. |
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Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii
I grow mine under 70% shade outdoors and the blasted thing flowers itself to
death. (VERY VERY Bright ) Kye. "WNeptune" wrote in message ... Subject: Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii From: "Eric Hunt" Date: Thu, Nov 27, 2003 2:08 AM Message-id: Does anyone have tips on how get Dockrillia wassellii to bloom? I'm growing mine under lights, and it gets misted heavily twice a day and has a fan set to low on the other side of the kitchen (5' away) blowing obliquely onto the growing shelf. I get tons of root growth, nice new finger-shaped leaves that are almost as large as the leaves it grew while living in a greenhouse, plump leaves - no dessication, light green colored, but no blooms. I've had it this way now for about 18 months. The grower I purchased it from couldn't get any of his to bloom, either, so I realize it might not be the most easy to bloom species, but I figured someone would have a comment or tip. Thanks. -Eric in SF As you mention, this Australian species is easy to grow, but unless it has ample sunshine it will not flower. I grow mine in a cool room of the greenhouse, with a min night temp of 46F. It is mounted and watered every day, and fed once a week with a low ration N formula at 100ppmN/gal. I use no shade on my greenhouse, but it is on the north side of my home and receives little or no direct sun during Nov, Dec, and Jan. I am also in New England, notorious for dark, cloudy days in winter. Fall, and winter are the seasons when this plant must have sunshine if it will flower. In years with a lot of dark days, I get few or no flowers; with bright sunny days my plant blooms quite well. Unless you are using supplemental high output lights, I would doubt you will flower this species in a window. Wilford Neptune |
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Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii
Hi Kye:
Over the last couple of years I've posted questions inquiring about how to get the Dockrillias pugioniforme, teretifolium and wassellii to bloom on several orchid forums, even this one. I get great foliage growth, but alas, no flowers now for up to 5 years for these plants. Every Aussie that has given an answer to my questions always tells about how beautifully they bloom outdoors as wild and cultivated plants in the area where they live. AAARRRRGGGHHH!!! I have such trouble with blooming them that I've become almost obsessed with 'em. Proving that I lack common sense, I just added a gift cutting from a D. striolatum (as were the pugioniforme and wassellii) to my collection yesterday. One more to probably pull hair out over. Will I never learn? I have extraordinarily good results with growing and blooming Dend.'s from high altitude monsoonal climates in-home. All the cultural advice I can find on these Dockrillias tells me that they should fit somewhere into the range of conditions that I provide for the successful blooming of these Den.'s. I've become convinced that the short winter day length and usual winter cloud cover where I live are the cause of my problem. Although, I'm trying a complete elimination of feeding them this winter. I normally feed everything with a low nitrogen fertilizer the year around. This winter they're on a diet. Without the light though, I don't hold much hope. "Kye" wrote in message ... I grow mine under 70% shade outdoors and the blasted thing flowers itself to death. (VERY VERY Bright ) Kye. |
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